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11) Professor Sanchez is interested in studying development of motor skills. She collects data from 200 one-year-olds and follows and assesses them for a period of five years. What type of research design is Professor Sanchez using? a. Cohort b. Longitudinal c. Correlational d. Cross-sectional 12) A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the ______ method. a. cohort b. longitudinal c. correlational d. cross-sectional 13) Professor Grant is interested in studying the development of a sense of humour. She collects data from groups of 6-year-olds, 16-year-olds, 26-year-olds, and 46-year-olds. What type of research design is Professor Grant using? a. Cohort b. Longitudinal c. Correlational d. Cross-sectional 14) Which of the following is a main disadvantage of the cross-sectional design? a. Individuals of different ages are being compared to one another. b. It is relatively expensive. c. It takes a longer amount of time than a longitudinal study. d. Participants may drop out due to moving, loss of interest, or death. 15) The local health department of a small town has hired a research firm to study the development of cancer in residents in the town due to a suspected cancer-causing agent and environmental pollution. The researcher will compare data on participants at age 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, etc., to see if there are increasing rates of cancer in the town. This type of research study is called a a. longitudinal design. b. cross-sectional design. c. cohort research design. d. correlational research design. 16) When attempting to understand developmental transitions that people face throughout their life span, which of the following research designs would be most informative? a. Longitudinal design b. Cross-sectional design c. Cohort research design d. Correlational research design 17) Which of the following research designs would be least effective in exploring the cognitive developmental issues facing 7-year-olds? a. Case study research design b. Cohort research design c. Correlational research design d. Cross-sectional research design 18) Cohort effects are to _________________ as developmental effects are to __________________. a. nurture; nature b. correlations; experiments c. cross-sectional designs; longitudinal designs d. genetics; environment 19) Dr. Kiwanis is conducting a longitudinal study on the development of externalizing behaviours in children. He samples children each year as they age, but has found that each year, his sample size is getting smaller because families are dropping out of the study. This is called ___________. a. developmental effects b. cohort effects c. attrition d. infant determinism 20) Dr. Aragio is a pediatrician and is constantly advising parents to carefully monitor the experiences their children have within the first three years of life, as these are the most crucial in their psychological and physical development. Which view of development is consistent with Dr. Aragio’s advice? a. Childhood fragility b. Infant determinism c. Resiliency hypothesis d. Constructivism